美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2011-01-17
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：美联社新闻一分钟2011(一月)
1. President Barack Obama is telling Americans he wants the country to live up to the expectations of a nine-year-girl. Speaking at a memorial service last night in Tucson, the president called on Americans to honor the victims of Saturday's shootings by trying harder to be compassionate 1 and civil.
2. An Ohio homeless man whose silky voice made him a media darling is headed to rehab for alcohol and drug dependency. Ted 2 Williams agreed to enter rehab after an interview on Dr. Phil. The 53-year-old Williams found instant fame after the Columbus Dispatch posted a Web video of him.
3. Power outages are still a problem in the northeast as things start to get back to normal following Wednesday's nor'easter. The monster storm dumped up to 30 inches of snow in western parts of Massachusetts. The situation at Logan Airport in Boston is improving as weather conditions improve.
4. Mudslides have devastated 3 a number of mountain towns in Brazil, killing 4 more than 280 people and leaving dozens missing. The death toll 5 could rise as rescuers reach remote valleys and steep mountainsides where entire neighborhoods have been destroyed.
- She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
- The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。